Display container for rounded articles

Abstract

A display container for rounded articles, particularly confectionery articles such as toffees, dragees or chocolates, in the form of a helical chute constituted by a web having a transverse flange turned several times around a support pillar projecting up from a base; the flange has two recesses at the bottom end next to the base to facilitate removal of the bottom article, which is held in a pocket formed between a radial abutment wall and the end of the web which is stopped slightly short of the base, the flange continuing to the abutment wall.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A display container and dispenser for spherical articles, comprising: a base,   a support pillar rigidly secured to and projecting upwardly from said base,   a plurality of turns of a continuous helical web surrounding said support pillar with the innermost edge in contact with said pillar and attached thereto,   a transverse flange extending from the radially outer edge of said web, said flange projecting in opposite directions from said web generally parallel to said support pillar to define, with said web, a helical chute for articles to be contained by said container,   abutment means on said base extending radially with respect to said pillar, said abutment means serving to restrain the lowermost article in said chute,   recess means in said transverse flange at a position adjacent said abutment means whereby to facilitate removal of the lowermost article from said chute by displacing it radially with respect to said support pillar, and   said lowermost end of said helical web being spaced from said abutment means and from said base whereas said transverse flange extends substantially up to said abutment thereby forming a pocket for the lowermost article in said chute.